"You're recovering beautifully. I think you will be able to go back home today." Monogram said.
Perry smiled at him. He was still a little sore and tired, but he definitely felt better than he had before.
"You had better sleep on your back tonight, though." Monogram said.
Perry nodded.
"And then my TV wasn't working." Dana was telling Jack about her misfortunes. "And I had to watch some stupid show about some guy with a pinhead."
"Aww. My poor Dana Wana."
"And my poor Jackie Wackie."
"I'm going home today." Perry told them.
"Thanks for bringing me up, man." Jack said.
"Teddybear." Dana said.
"Pumpkin pie." Jack said.
Perry rolled his eyes.
Monogram handed Perry's pet carrier to Linda. "Where are the boys?"
"They didn't know Perry was coming home today. I'll pick them up from their friend's house on the way home. I'm sure it'll be a wonderful surprise for them. They were so worried about him."
"There are no bars here." Candace complained, trying to get a signal on her cell phone.
"Be sure to give him his pain medications for the next few days, and make sure he rests."
"We will." Linda said. "Thank you."
They left.
Phineas and Ferb jumped into the backseat. Phineas grabbed Perry's carrier and placed it on his lap. "He came home a day early! Oh man! That's awesome!"
"His vet says everything went well, and he'll be back to normal in a few days. Did you thank Buford's mother for having you over?"
"Yep."
Linda pulled out of Buford's driveway and they started home.
"Can I hold the carrier?" Ferb asked.
Phineas hesitated for a moment, then handed the carrier to his brother.
"Thanks." Ferb said.
Phineas smiled. He put one hand on the carrier.
"Really? So it was like this whole town of ghosts?" Phineas asked. He, Ferb and Perry were all sitting on Ferb's bed.
"It was really cool." Perry said. "I got to see one of my best friends." He looked at Ferb and said quietly, "I also saw your mother. I let her know you were okay."
Ferb looked confused. "Why was mother in a ghost town?"
"Does that mean mom can see ghosts, too?" Phineas asked.
Perry laughed and shook his head. "Never mind. No, Linda wasn't there. Forget I said anything."
"Who was your friend?" Phineas asked.
Perry smiled. "Terrence. He and I got to catch up and stuff."
"Awesome. Did he give you any future advice or something before you left?"
Perry frowned. "I think he was about to. But he ran out of time."
"Hope it wasn't anything too important." Ferb said.
"It probably wasn't."
"Perry was a nice little guy, wasn't he?" Daly said. He and Terrence were going to the house of Harvey, a ghost who threw amazing parties.
"I wish I'd had more time to talk to him." Terrence sighed. "He seemed changed. More serious. He didn't seem interested in making friends with you or Bucky or anyone."
"Maybe he's shy."
"No. And he was always like that. I was his only friend. But now that I'm gone… I worry that he's all alone. Before he left, I tried to tell him that he shouldn't let me hold him back. He needs to have his own life, and make friends. I didn't want my death to scare him out of having relationships."
Daly patted Terrence on the back. "I'm sure he's fine. Besides, a few seconds after people leave Gluum, sometimes they hear in their minds and repeat things that were said by the people here. There's a chance he told himself exactly what you were trying to tell him."
"I'm not sure I understand that." Terrence said. He pulled a crumpled piece of paper out of his fur pocket and looked at it. "Before we go to Harvey's, can we get some groceries first? I need to pick up some oranges and peaches. They've been on my grocery list since yesterday."
"You TOLD me that yesterday, remember? We might as well. I still need that Kangaroo-brand ice cream."